An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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An amnesty scheme for undocumented migrants in Thailand offers hope for many Myanmar workers operating in the shadows, but the costs are high, and migrants then face burdensome tax demands from the Myanmar junta.
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There is growing evidence that the cash-strapped junta is refusing to pay the pensions and compensation that soldiers’ families are entitled to when their husbands or sons die on duty.
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Bangladesh’s interim government has lobbied successfully for an international conference on the Rohingya. But for repatriation to have any chance of moving forward, organisers need to consider the rise of the Arakan Army.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule, but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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Former Brigadier-General David Abel was in charge of three economic ministries during military rule but most of his proposals for reform were shunned.
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The political transition has brought far-reaching change to Myanmar, but for tens of thousands of refugees in camps in Thailand life remains in limbo.
Financial consultancy Thura Swiss is among the companies that have applied for a broker’s licence at the new Yangon Stock Exchange. Thura Swiss founder and chief executive officer Ko Aung Thura discussed Myanmar’s economic potential and the outlook for the YSX in a wide-ranging interview with Frontier’s Kyaw Phone Kyaw.
A retirement home in an outer Yangon suburb is providing free accommodation for a privileged community of elderly citizens in need of care.
Anti-smoking campaigners have expressed dismay at the government’s failure to enforce a 2006 law banning the promotion of tobacco products.
တက်ရောက်ခွင့်ကို မတ် ၁ ရက်နေ့မှစတင်ပြီး ပိတ်ပင်တော့မည်ဟု ယဉ်ကျေးမှုဝန်ကြီးဌာနက ဖေဖော်ဝါရီ ၂၂ ရက်တွင် ထုတ်ပြန်ကြေငြာလိုက်ခြင်း ဖြစ်သည်
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